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Dixieland Delight

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[Intro]
G D Em C G D Cm G
[Verse]
Rollin' down-a Gbackwoods Tennessee Dbyway
EmOne arm on the Cwheel, holdin' my Glover
With the Dother, a Emsweet, soft Southern Cthrill
Worked hard Emall week, got a little Djingle
On a EmTennessee Saturday Cnight
Couldn't feel Gbetter, I'm toDgether
With my CmDixieland DeGlight
[Chorus]
Spend my Ddollar, park in a Emholler 'neath the mountain moonClight
Hold her Gup tight, make a little Dlovin'
A little turtleEmdovin' on a mason-Dixon Cnight
Fits my Emlife, oh, so Cright, my CmDixieland DeGlight
guitar:
G D Em C
G[VeDrse]Cm  G  
White-tail buck dGeer, munchin' on Dclover
Red-tail Emhawk, sittin' on a Climb
Chubby old Ggroundhog, croakin' Dbullfrog
EmFree as a feelin' in the Cwind
Homegrown Emcountry girl, gonna give Dme a whirl
On a EmTennessee Saturday Cnight
Lucky as a Gseven; livin' in Dheaven
With my CmDixieland DeGlight
[Chorus]
Spend my Ddollar, park in a Emholler 'neath the mountain moonClight
Hold her Gup tight, make a little Dlovin'
A little turtleEmdovin' on a Mason-Dixon Cnight
Fits my Emlife, oh, so Cright, my CmDixieland DeGlight
Eb   F   G...
F G A
F G A
Fiddle:
A E F#m D
A E F#m D
F#m E F#m D
A E F G A
[Chorus]
Spend my Edollar, park in a F#mholler 'neath the mountain moonDlight
Hold her Aup tight, make a little Elovin'
A little turtlF#medovin' on a mason-Dixon Dnight
Fits my F#mlife, oh, so Dright, my DmDixieland DeligAht
fiddle:
A E F#m D
A E F#m D
F#m E F#m D
A E Dm A
[Verse]
Rollin' down-a Abackwoods Tennessee Ebyway
F#mOne arm on the Dwheel, holdin' my Alover
With the Eother, a F#msweet, soft Southern Dthrill
Worked hard F#mall week, got a little Ejingle
On a F#mTennessee Saturday Dnight
Couldn't feel Abetter, I'm toEgether
With my DmDixieland DeAlight
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The story behind the song

"Dixieland Delight" captures the feeling of a rural escape, inspired by a drive on a Tennessee highway. The song's writer began it after encountering a dead-end road and later completed it in the woodlands, drawing inspiration from the surrounding animals. At its heart, it tells the story of a weekend outing, where the peace found in nature, like a white-tailed buck or a red-tailed hawk, intertwines with a planned intimate reunion with a girlfriend in a meadow. This song channels a sense of rustic romance and natural tranquility.

AI-written from these sources:Dixieland Delight — Wikipedia ↗Alabama (band) — Wikipedia ↗

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